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Post office to be sold off
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostYou're saying the government are better at running things than the private sector?
Question is, would the government be better at giving a fair service to all than private sector and the answer would have to be yes.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostYou're saying the government are better at running things than the private sector?
London Buses are run fine and the number of people taking buses in the London area has increased. The buses are all run by private companies like Stagecoach but the central control and planning is done by TFL, government.
The train franchises that ended back in government hands were run efficiently but the government (labour and the condems) supressed the news so they could put them back in private hands."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Post Office is not a very attractive asset even if they did not have unions calling the shots there.
Anybody who wants to invest into a modern efficient delivery company should be buying Amazon shares.
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostI don't know why but since postage costs have gone up and some competition has been introduced I've found the postal service to be shockingly bad.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Service will remain the same - adequate.
Please tell me ANY public sector org that can be held up as value for money, efficient, lean etc ?
This has been an expensive running sore for gvmt for years and has been freshly fattened for sell-off (increase in stamp price, hiving off of existing pension liability), defo needs a private sector sort out and yes there will be grief and job losses.
Give shares to workers and let them fill boots if they want more - good shout, makes them one of the 'us' and more committed.
Anyway - WGAS, can I make any money from this ? - probably yes as they will be determined to make this be seen as a 'success' and pitch it relatively cheap, as with most of the other sell-off's and since it was essentially free, any cash back is profit and they usually retain a chunk just in case it takes off/further sell off when the market price settles.
SO - I will be filling my boots at sell-off time but unlikely to keep them longterm.....
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